Huddersfield v Boro

Original Fat Bob · 2021-11-24T22:34:07Z

Kick-off: Saturday 27 November - 15:00 So after the new dawn was well and truly put to bed the other night, has the sunshine disappeared from our season? Of is there a ray of light for some sunbeams to start glowing brightly within our team? Wilder will be giving some players heat regarding their performances trying to act independently of a team formation. We had a young Frankenstein team in the second half composed of different fragments and disjointed. Not a great body of a team and no fangs for the memory of a dreadful second half performance. Looking at Werdermouth’s metrics for gaining a play off spot by attaining a two points per game average This target looks out of reach for our team based on the current squad and even if Boro bring in additional players in the transfer window it looks a tough task. From winning positions this season, Boro have gone on to drop 16 points in the Championship. That is the difference between promotion and relegation for some team. Also, that is only by the end of November. They were leading 1-0 against Queens Park Rangers before going on to lose the game 3-2 at the Riverside Stadium. It’s been a happy hunting ground for teams who fall behind in the game as Blackpool and Preston also inflicted a similar result on the Boro. We shouldn’t forget that Luton Town also came from behind to beat Boro scoring three goals in five second half minutes to kill the game off. The extra 16 points would have put them level on 40 points with second placed Bournemouth. Obviously we have all remarked on the fitness of the team which shows a marked difference between the first and second half performances of the players. Unfortunately when the Championship games come thick and fast every week it’s difficult to get fitness conditioning into the training regime. Normally at this time of the season it’s a light training session and attending to all the bumps, scrapes and knocks from the many games being played . There's clearly a physical explanation for the difference in the performance and improving the conditioning of the squad is something Wilder and his coaching team will work on. But resilience - or lack of it - is also an issue. Watmore, Crooks and Sporar were all carrying injuries the other evening and with such a small squad of experienced players, they had to play. Watmore had to come off in the second half and no obvious replacement for him on the bench. The team plan carefully drawn up by Wilder and his coaching staff was adhered to by the players in the first half but then the plan was ripped up and forgotten! As a lot of us know the 5 P’s are used in the business world to remind us of how to achieve our goals as PLANNING PREVENTS P*SS POOR PERFORMANCE! There is no doubt that Wilder will be reminding players of their collective team duties over the next few days and hopefully we will not see a similar performance from this team again. Turning to our game on Saturday away against Huddersfield Town it proves to be a difficult fixture for us when we are in such a transformative state. Despite the poor showings at home, Boro will be taking a lot of fans using their full ticket allocation for the game. New manager bounce has disappeared but I expect our manager to bounce some players for the game and freshen up the squad. Tavernier who is apparently attracting interest from Leeds United is definitely not playing a team game and drew thinly disguised criticism from Wilder at the Preston post match press conference. Others that come into the realm of not being part of the team play include Hernandez and in the Second Half Sporar was guilty of doing his own thing. Jones whilst still emerging as man of the match was also guilty of being over generous with his attempts to take players on, wait for them to regroup and do it again usually unsuccessfully. I expect to see the recall of Dael Fry and Dijksteel for the game on Saturday as both players provide energy and whilst Sol Bamba has had some good performances, he has faded understandably during the second half of games due to his age and tired limbs. Paddy is seeming to relish his roaming centre back role under Wilder and is more dangerous in the box receiving headers than taking them. His goal on Tuesday was good and his free kick whilst powerful and on target was at a good height for the keeper to make a save. It’s been a better start to the Terriers’ season than anyone could reasonably have expected despite losing Wednesday night one-nil against QPR - and here’s a link of the stats from that game. Their most impressive win of the season which came on Saturday as third-placed West Bromwich Albion were defeated courtesy of Danel Sinani’s early goal. The Luxembourger joined on loan from Norwich City late in pre-season but has never played for the Canaries. He was loaned out to Belgian side Waasland-Beveren last term. English football is different, notoriously different. It was always going to take time for the inside-forward to ada...

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December 1, 2021 11:54 am

Good grief, Ken. Just caught up on your firework experience. Really sorry to hear of this awful incident, and I hope you’re ok. I don’t know anybody who has as much bad luck as you do. I’m full of admiration for how chipper and upbeat you remain despite everything. Chat soon.

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Topic starter December 1, 2021 12:55 pm

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Goid team but note Browne is going out on loan in January

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